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Acadian's exiled
During the 1755 Acadian's refused to take an oath to the British crown so they got exiled. This is important to Canada's identity because it showed the problem Canada had in its early years with language diversity and how we have overcame it. -
Battle of the plains of Abraham
This was the most major battle in the 7 year war with Britain ultimately winning which resulting in France retreating out of new France. This is important to Canada's identity because they almost lost french and they had to fight for right to keep their language in Canada. -
The royal proclamation
After the 7 year war the royal proclamation was a document that gave Britain all of France's territory and and was done to try and assimilate the French in Canada. This is important to Canada's identity as it's one of many ways that has affected the language and culture in the past but as a nation we have overcame it and now are very multicultural with many languages within Canada. -
The Durham's report
Lord Durham was sent to British north colonies to report the cause of rebellion. This report led to the unification of upper and lower Canada and a new form of responsible government. This changed Canada's identity because it forced the two colonies to unit and work together and also have one responsible government which helped pave the path for today. -
The Indian act was first created
The Indian administer Indian status and allowed for management over reserve land. This changed Canada's identity because ultimately the goal was to assimilate the First nations and their culture which cause many problems and did not demonstrate Canadian culture back then like it is now -
Chinese head tax discriminates against Chinese immigrants
during the late 1800's and the early 1900's following the completion of the Canadian Pacific railway the Canadian government. This shaped Canada's identity because for a countries that is advertised as welcoming to all to have immigrant pay to enter the countries then to ban them show how far we've come to get to where we are today -
Manitoba School questions
Manitoba school questions was a political crisis attacking publicly funded Roman catholic and protestant. This effected Canada's identity because it caused them to question if french would survive in the province and caused English to be the only accepted language which affect much of the population -
Conscription crisis of WWI
During the first world war the English Canadian's and British immigrants supported conscription and the French Canadian's and other immigrants voted against it. This effected Canada's identity because internally this caused lots of riots and Canadians applying for exemption but the result of this is international fame with wins in places others couldn't take. -
The Statute of Westminster is passed
The statute of Westminister was the final domino into granting Canada full independence from Britain. This affected Canada's tons by allowing it to be free and make its own international and national decisions for their own benefit. -
The Japaneses interment camps
During WW2 Canada interned Japaneses living in Canada because they were fighting against them during WW2. This effected Canada's identity because Canada is known for being a welcoming countries and does not discriminate they were not very welcoming to the Japaneses. -
Canada adopts the maple leaf flag
Canada adopts the maple leaf flag which combined one of the biggest national symbols and the national colour. This affected Canada's identity because it embraces their national symbols and their nationality -
The White Paper on Aboriginal Rights
The white paper was created to dismember the Indian act and to take away the special relationship between the First nations and the country. This affected Canada's identity because for a country being known for accepting Many religions and cultures trying to suppress one is a big deal and the First nations knew that and refused to sign and agree. -
Canada adopts official multiculturalism
In a statement to the house of Commons by Pierre Trudeau he announced that multiculturalism is a official government policy which demonstrated officially Canada movement to embarrassing multiculturalism in Canada -
Bill 101
Bill 101 made french a official government language in Quebec. this was very important for Canada's identity as it allowed for Quebec to remain mostly french speaking and allowed it to keep their language with their culture. -
The National Energy Program (NEP)
During the oil crisis of the 1970's Canada wanted to ensure it can produce its own oil and gas and the government took control of western oil. This helped Canada's identity because it showed the importance of our oil and because the west rebelled the government allowed the west to have free will over their oil which has helped grow their economies a lot. -
The first referendum of Quebec
The first referendum happened after the Parti Quebecois was created and part of their campaign was to negotiate sovereignty how very 60% of Quebec voted against the plan. This affected Canada's identity because it showed at the time the majority of the country had national pride and embraced their Canadian culture. -
Quebec refuses to sign constitution
They refused to sign constitution as it would render bill 101 useless for them which made them very unhappy as well as they would lose their veto for any decision involving the constitution. This affected Canada's identity by showing the government they were unhappy with some of the part and wanted to keep French culture a major part of Canada. -
The Oka crisis
The Oka crisis happened due to a golf course wanting to expand but would have to remove a burial ground for the local First nation group however the first nations did not allow this to happen and went protesting and rioting until they were heard and expansion was stopped. This affected Canada's identity because it showed the Canadian government how important the land was to First nation groups and how they will fight for it. -
The second referendum of Quebec
During 1995 Quebec wanted to separate from Canada once again and they campaign and got a vote from the decision which ended in 51% to 49%. This changed Canada's identity because it showed how Quebec felt about their situation in Canada and how they had competing nationalism between the nation and province. -
Turbans can be worn in the RCMP uniform - Reasonable accomadation
Baltej Dhillon finished police training in 1991 and was the first officer to wear a turban with the uniform. Many weren't happy but in 1996 the supreme court of Canada official allowed it in all of Canada. This shapes Canadian identity because it demonstrates how we are a inclusive nation and allow other to express there religion and we include everyone. -
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples publish their findings
This was a extensive report on the interactions between Aboriginal people and not aboriginal people. This report also suggested things to change like the legislature. This affected Canada's identity because the Aboriginal had enough with discrimination and wanted change to fix it. -
Nunavut is created
Nunavut was created to go against the ongoing protest about Aboriginal rights so the government created Nunavut to help recognizes indigenous rights and self determination. This affected Canada's identity by showing how they are accepted the First nations concerns and finally did something to help them -
Canada's apology for residential schools
In 2008 the Canadian government apologized for the residential and how for many years the government tried to assimilate and control them and their culture. This changed Canada's identity by admitting there wrongs and accepting them completely into Canadian culture